📹 The $27 Studio: How One Creator Erased the Production Barrier with AI (Guest: David Tatera)

1. Background Story

• “I created an award-winning AI short film — Best Character Story in the OpenArt × Hailuo contest — using just a $27 subscription, no team, no studio.”
• Why it matters: proof that solo creators can make Pixar-quality content with affordable AI tools.
• Winning video: https://youtube.com/shorts/-3mIXnWhmQs

2. Creative Process

Tools Used: Nano Banana (images) • Hailuo (animation) • Premiere (editing) • Envato (sound/music)

Workflow Order:

1. Draft the story in ChatGPT.
2. Design characters and sets — make simple storyboards.
3. Create cut-by-cut stills in N ...